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Ruy Lopez: Breyer System
This book takes a detailed look at a system that has been favored by Karpov, Spassky, Portisch, and Gligoric, among others. The rerouting of black's queenside knight from c6-b8-d7 and sometimes to c5 aims to put pressure on white's center, particularly the e4 strongpoint. This books offers a solid system for Ruy Lopez players.
Ruy Lopez: Breyer System
Catalog Code: CB0011CD
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Four Knights and Belgrade Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 secures White a solid game. The Belgrade, 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 strives for tactics and complications!
Four Knights and Belgrade Gambit
Catalog Code: CB0020XX
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Sicilian Defense 4: Gurgenidze
Analysis on 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6. This critical line of the Maroczy Bind is examined thoroughly.
Sicilian Defense 4: Gurgenidze
Catalog Code: CB0018XX
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Gambit Busters
Take it, Keep it and Win!
Take it, Keep it and Win!
In this book, Sam Collins tackles this subject head on. He explores in depth the basic gambit approaches, the typical mistakes made at all levels, the world-class defensive and counterattacking techniques displayed by the great players, and how you can learn from them. In addition, he covers some key theory of many popular gambits in modern chess. Be bold, be brave and grab those pawns!
Gambit Busters
Take it, Keep it and Win!
Catalog Code: B0318EM
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A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire
An Easy-to-Learn Repertoire for the Chessboard Assassin
An Easy-to-Learn Repertoire for the Chessboard Assassin
Bored with the same old openings? Worried about having to learn too much theory? Then this book will come as a godsend. Aaron Summerscale presents a set of exceptionally dangerous opening weapons for White. Each recommended line is based on a solid positional foundation, yet also promises long-term (and short-term!) attacking chances.
A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire
An Easy-to-Learn Repertoire for the Chessboard Assassin
Catalog Code: B0159GB
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Grob's Angriff - GERMAN EDITION
This is Henry Grob's groundbreaking work written in German on the move 1. g2-g4. The Grob opening is a very dangerous opening to both the white and black sides in chess.
Grob's Angriff - GERMAN EDITION
Catalog Code: B0023IS
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The Tactical Grob
The Tactical Grob This book is on the chess opening known as Grob's Attack. This chess opening starts with 1. g2-g4 or, in Descriptive Notation, 1. P-KN4. Once thought of as a joke, the Grob Opening is a very dangerous opening to both the white and black sides in chess.
The Tactical Grob
Catalog Code: B0020IS
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Understanding The Marshall Attack
A Layman's Guide to the Supergrandmasters' Favourite Gambit
A Layman's Guide to the Supergrandmasters' Favourite Gambit
The Marshall Attack is a chess opening like no other. Rather than subjecting himself to the 'Spanish torture' so typical in the Ruy Lopez, Black simply gives away a centre pawn. But in return, he gets long-term attacking chances and activity that can persist well into the endgame.
Understanding The Marshall Attack
A Layman's Guide to the Supergrandmasters' Favourite Gambit
Catalog Code: B0160GB
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The Wonderful Winawer
Strategic Ideas & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players
Strategic Ideas & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players
The widely-played Winawer Variation has been called 'the jewel in the crown of the French Defence'. It is easy to see why. This is an opening for players who love a real fight. Black immediately attacks White's centre and the resulting positional dynamics offer chances to both sides.
The Wonderful Winawer
Strategic Ideas & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players
Catalog Code: B0094NIC
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Dangerous Weapons - Caro-Kann
Dazzle Your Opponents
Dazzle Your Opponents
Are you tired of playing the same old openings again and again? Perhaps it's time for a change: choose Dangerous Weapons and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening ideas! In this book, three opening specialists get together to take a revolutionary look at the Caro-Kann. In doing so they take the road less travelled and concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations - selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours.
Dangerous Weapons - Caro-Kann
Dazzle Your Opponents
Catalog Code: B0309EM
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Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
There's no doubt that the Dutch Defence is one of Black's most enterprising answers to 1 d4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating an asymmetrical pawn structure on the very first move, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It's no surprise that the Dutch particularly appeals to ambitious players who relish a complicated battle.
Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
Catalog Code: B0311EM
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Play the London System
It's no secret why the London System is such a popular opening, especially at club level. White's development plan is very easy to learn, and it can be employed against virtually any defence. What's more, depending on mood, style or opponent, White can choose either to attack directly or to instigate a more positional strategy. Many players admit they hate facing the London System, which is surely another good reason to play it!
Play the London System
Catalog Code: B0306EM
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Starting Out - The Reti
The Reti is a popular opening at all levels of chess. The great advantage it possesses over other openings is that it's a thematic system which can be adopted against many different defences, and because of this it's a firm favourite amongst those who prefer the understanding of ideas over dry memorization of moves.
Starting Out - The Reti
Catalog Code: B0295EM
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Beating 1. e4 e5
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Beating 1. e4 e5
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Catalog Code: B0313EM
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The Modern Philidor Defence
he Modern Philidor Defence consists of seven chapters, dealing with different move-orders. Each chapter comprises of a "Quick Repertoire" then a thorough theoretical study in the part "Step by Step"and "Complete Games". In order to include a system in your opening repertoire, it would be sufficient for you to read the review and see the games and this should not take too much of your time. After this, you can start playing this opening in friendly games at your club, or on the Internet.
The Modern Philidor Defence
Catalog Code: B0061EU
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How to play against 1. d4
Finding a suitable defence to 1 d4 isn't an easy task, especially if you don't have endless time available to study all the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's imperative to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black.
How to play against 1. d4
Catalog Code: B0314EM
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Starting Out - Open Games
'Open Games' refer to a myriad of openings arising after the ever-popular 1 e4 e5: the Italian Game, the Scotch, The Two Knights Defence, the King's Gambit, the Evans Gambit, the Bishop's Opening, the Four Knights, the Petroff and much more besides.
Starting Out - Open Games
Catalog Code: B0276EM
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Alekhine Alert
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White's central pawns forward in the expectation of destroying them later on.
Alekhine Alert
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
Catalog Code: B0301EM
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Chess Opening Essentials - VOLUME 4
1. c4 / 1. Nf3 / Other First Moves
1. c4 / 1. Nf3 / Other First Moves
Chess Opening Essentials is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.
Chess Opening Essentials - VOLUME 4
1. c4 / 1. Nf3 / Other First Moves
Catalog Code: B0089NIC
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Squeezing the Gambits
The Benko, Budapest, Albin and Blumenfield
The Benko, Budapest, Albin and Blumenfield
This book aims to teach you how to put Black into a positional squeeze in the most popular gambits against 1.d4. It offers a White repertoire based on understanding and not on memorisation of long variations.
Georgiev preaches a solid strategic approach which allows to decrease the role of computer assisted home analysis and will serve you for many years.
Georgiev preaches a solid strategic approach which allows to decrease the role of computer assisted home analysis and will serve you for many years.
Squeezing the Gambits
The Benko, Budapest, Albin and Blumenfield
Catalog Code: B0053EU
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Attacking Chess - The King's Indian - VOLUME 1
The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening - unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, White wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside! Black is hunting the enemy king and - in practical play - this gives him a psychological edge.
Attacking Chess - The King's Indian - VOLUME 1
Catalog Code: B0316EM
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NIC Yearbook 95 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 95 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Catalog Code: B0095PYB
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The Caro-Kann - Grandmaster Repertoire 7
In chess, the Caro-Kann opening is one of Black's most reliable answers to 1.e4. It is a regular favorite of elite players, who know that computer-aided preparation now threatens the sharpest lines of the Sicilian or Ruy Lopez (at the very least with a forced draw).
The Caro-Kann is less susceptible to such forcing lines - Black sets out to equalize in the opening, and win the game later. Grandmaster Lars Schandorff reveals a bulletproof chess opening repertoire and lucidly explains how Black should play the middle and endgame
The Caro-Kann is less susceptible to such forcing lines - Black sets out to equalize in the opening, and win the game later. Grandmaster Lars Schandorff reveals a bulletproof chess opening repertoire and lucidly explains how Black should play the middle and endgame
The Caro-Kann - Grandmaster Repertoire 7
Catalog Code: B0037QT
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NIC Yearbook 94 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 94 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Catalog Code: B0094PYB
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Play the Scandinavian
After one move of the Scandinavian opening, 1. e4 d5, Black decides where the battle will be fought - a significant gain for any competitive player. Grandmaster Christian Bauer is one of the world's leading experts on the Scandinavian and in this book he reveals the secrets of his over-the-board success. Bauer focuses particularly on 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5, the established main line of the Scandinavian.
Play the Scandinavian
Catalog Code: B0043QT
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Mastering the Chess Openings - VOLUME 4
Gambits - Preparation - Fianchettoes - Symmetry
Gambits - Preparation - Fianchettoes - Symmetry
In this highly-acclaimed and popular series, John Watson helps chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings. He explains not only the ideas and strategies behind specific openings, but also the interconnections of chess openings taken as a whole. By presenting the common threads that underlie opening play, Watson provides a permanent basis for playing openings of any type.
Mastering the Chess Openings - VOLUME 4
Gambits - Preparation - Fianchettoes - Symmetry
Catalog Code: B0162GB
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The English Opening - Grandmaster Repertoire 4 - VOLUME 2
Grandmaster Repertoire is a new series of high quality books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship.
The English Opening - Grandmaster Repertoire 4 - VOLUME 2
Catalog Code: B0042QT
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The Sicilian Defense - Grandmaster Repertoire 6
Grandmaster Repertoire is a new series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. Grandmaster Repertoire provides a repertoire to last a lifetime.
The Sicilian Defense - Grandmaster Repertoire 6
Catalog Code: B0039QT
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1. d4 - Grandmaster Repertoire 2 - VOLUME 2
"Grandmaster Repertoire" is a new series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship.
1. d4 - Grandmaster Repertoire 2 - VOLUME 2
Catalog Code: B0033QT
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The English Opening - Grandmaster Repertoire 5 - VOLUME 3
Grandmaster Repertoire is a new series of high quality books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. Grandmaster Repertoire provides a repertoire to last a lifetime.
The English Opening - Grandmaster Repertoire 5 - VOLUME 3
Catalog Code: B0044QT
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The Complete c3 Sicilian
The Alapin Variation by it's Greatest Expert
The Alapin Variation by it's Greatest Expert
It is not difficult to understand why the Alapin Sicilian is such a popular opening with amateur and professional chess players all over the world. Against Black’s most dangerous reply to 1.e4 it simply offers everything you need if you are looking for a reliable scheme that does not take much time to learn.
The Complete c3 Sicilian
The Alapin Variation by it's Greatest Expert
Catalog Code: B0096NIC
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NIC Yearbook 94 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 94 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Catalog Code: B0094HYB
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NIC Yearbook 95 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 95 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Catalog Code: B0095HYB
Our Price: $38.95
